Council house blues

Interesting article from the BBC on social housing, click title to go to site.

Of Unitary authority

Just spotted an interview with Brian Greenslade in Total Politics....
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BD: Are you getting much feedback from the public on unitaries?

The public, frankly, are largely unengaged with this issue. They’ve heard and read through the press a lot about this. I think if you spoke to the average citizen of Devon and said, ‘are you aware that the councils may change?’ they probably would be but they wouldn’t be greatly excited. I mean, my postbag has not been full up of letters about this issue. It’s largely passing people by.

I think what the public want is good quality, value for money local government services and why should they be terribly worried about the structure? After all Devon County Council already provides 85 per cent of all local government services throughout the county anyway.

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Of course, talking and listening to the local communities helps:0)
Read the full interview here

Do I detect a resonance??

Read this

I reckon there are lessons for us all, especially if I said for this bit ...
"The Thames Gateway would need the full co-operation of a number of Whitehall departments, the report added.." substitute Whitehall departments, read community stakeholders.